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Central Catholic sophomore-to-be leads Tri-State Open
There is a surprise leader after Round 1 of the Tri-State Open on Monday. Rocco Salvitti, who just finished his freshman year at Central Catholic, is leading at Williams Golf and Country Club. Salvitti shot a 5-under par 67 that included six birdies. He soared into the lead by making...
Sal Frelick, who has Greensburg ties, one to watch in 2021 MLB Draft
This year’s MLB Draft, as short and sweet as it was, is in the books. But it is never too early to look ahead to next year. One player to keep an eye on plays at Boston College but has ties to Westmoreland County. Rising junior Sal Frelick, who attended...
Gregor Meyer takes low honors at state amateur qualifier
Fox Chapel graduate and former WPIAL champion Gregor Meyer shot 3-under-par 67 Monday on his home course to earn medalist honors at an 18-hole Pennsylvania Amateur qualifying tournament. Meyer, a member at host Hannastown Golf Club and a rising sophomore at High Point, made three birdies and one bogey to...
Allegheny Township resident cards 6th hole-in-one
Allegheny Township resident Steve Vak knows his way around a golf course. Although he didn’t start playing the sport until he was in his 40s, Vak has had a lot of success on the links. Just last week, the 73-year-old former Kiski Area superintendent carded the sixth hole-in-one of his...
Tri-State Open has unique twist with fathers, sons
A first will happen Monday during Day 1 of the annual Tri-State PGA Open. Even though Father’s Day isn’t until Sunday, three fathers will have their sons competing against them at Williams Golf and Country Club in Weirton, W.Va. “We’ve had a father and son play before, but not three,”...
Cousins win Westmoreland County Better Ball event
Cousins Katie Miller and Mark Goetz teamed up Saturday to win the Westmoreland County Golf Association’s Better Ball tournament at Greensburg Country Club. Miller, a three-time PIAA Class AAA champion from Hempfield and North Carolina grad, and Goetz, a member of the West Virginia golf team, shot a 5-under 65....
Murrysville brings experience to Westmoreland County summer baseball league
Take a six-player core of veteran guys, stir in some newcomers and sprinkle in a dash of talent from four other programs that won’t field teams this summer, and you have the Murrysville senior “Legion” baseball team. Now, subtract the Legion part. “We have some guys that have been with...
Live harness racing returning to Meadows Racetrack & Casino
After a nearly three-month hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, live harness racing is returning to the Meadows Racetrack. On Friday, The Meadows Racetrack & Casino announced live harness racing will be returning Monday, with a new first post of 12:45 p.m. The 10-race card will feature two carryover bets....
With sense of excitement, Mt. Pleasant ready to play ball
Members of the Mt. Pleasant high school baseball team had a feeling they could accomplish something this spring with the experience and talent they had developed the past three years. When the coronavirus pandemic forced the PIAA to cancel all spring sports, the Vikings saw those hopes for a successful...
Former Seton Hill soccer player Seon Ripley signs to play in Northern Premier League
Striker Seon Ripley, a former standout at Seton Hill, is headed for a semi-professional soccer stint in the Northern Premier League, which covers all of Northern England and parts of the Midlands. Ripley signed with Ossett United F.C., a team that plays in the Division One North West. The Sheepicorns...
Latrobe eager to get started in Westmoreland County American League
When Gov. Tom Wolf announced Westmoreland County could enter the green phase of his coronavirus reopening plan Friday, Latrobe baseball coach Jason Bush and his team couldn’t have been happier. They were so eager to get started, Bush scheduled a doubleheader Sunday at Latrobe’s Legion-Keener Field against Hollidaysburg. And what...
Unforgettable West Newton Little League team to be honored 65 years after state tournament run
It is a challenge, but Melvin Fox does his best to stretch his memory back — way back. Six decades back, to a time when a ticket to a minor league baseball game went for six bucks, a sharp suit cost $75 and groups of farmhands lived with host families...
Wexford’s Gene Walter wins second consecutive TSPGA event
Wexford’s Gene Walter birdied the first playoff hole and won his second-consecutive Tri-State Section PGA event on Monday, this time at the Galaxy Golf Open at Connoquenessing Country Club in Ellwood City. He won the Golf Max Head Pro Championship on June 3. Walter edged Allegheny Country Club pro John...
Latrobe’s Cole Ferri captures Mailey Memorial junior golf tournament
Cole Ferri shot an even-par 72 to capture the 52nd annual Tom Mailey Memorial Junior Golf Tournament on Monday at the Latrobe Elks Golf Club. The Latrobe resident edged Latrobe’s Darick Hrtyanksi and Penn-Trafford’s Alex Turowski, each tying for second with a 2-over 74, to win the senior division (ages...
Freeport International Baseball Invitational plans continue to move forward
With counties throughout southwestern Pennsylvania moving forward in the green phase of coronavirus recovery, next month’s Freeport International Baseball Invitational also continues to move forward with its mission to host the 26th annual event. FIBI president Chuck Sarver said Wednesday that while field locations continue to be finalized, more and...
Latrobe grad Zach Kokoska hopeful to hear name called during shortened MLB Draft
Zach Kokoska might be on a baseball field or camped out at a Marriott hotel in South Florida on Wednesday and Thursday during the MLB Draft. Either way, the power-hitting outfielder will have his cell phone turned on. The former Latrobe star and Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year has...
With casinos reopening, Trafford native Jimmy Vaccaro discusses an unusual time in the gambling business
A 74-year-old Trafford native who has been in the casino business since 1975, Jimmy Vaccaro has seen pretty much everything the gambling industry has to offer. Then the casino floor fell silent in March. And people started online wagering on Russian pingpong matches because all North American sports went dark....
Notre Dame standout, Franklin Regional grad Palmer Jackson receives local golf award
Each time he swats a drive down the center of the fairway with a gentle cut or hard fade, Palmer Jackson improves his game. With each flip wedge or curling putt, he is dialing in to something more. Whether it is physical swing mechanics or a sharper mental approach, Jackson...
JetHawks bring baseball back to Latrobe after coronavirus layoffVideo
There was baseball played Sunday afternoon in Latrobe. While MLB’s owners and players squabble over money, some area teams are taking the field. The Latrobe JetHawks played an exhibition doubleheader at Legion-Keener Field against Hollidaysburg. The squads split, with Hollidaysburg winning Game 1, 9-8, and Latrobe bouncing back with a...
Mix of excitement, anxiety as Derry prepares to start Westmoreland County Baseball League action
Derry Legion baseball manager Joe Lynch is as eager as he is nervous to see a return of summer baseball. The revamped Westmoreland County American League Baseball, a slight deviation from the District 31 league that will return in 2021, is set to begin next weekend. New safety guidelines will...
Bushy Run eager to play ball again but still looking for home field
A Westmoreland County league champion in two of the last three years, Bushy Run is eager to start the summer baseball season. There is one slight problem: The team does not have a home field — yet. “We play in about a little more than week, so it’s tough,” manager...
Westmoreland American Legion baseball schedule finalized
The season is a go for nine Westmoreland County American League baseball teams. The first game scheduled is June 13 when Yough battles West Hempfield at 11 a.m. at Lint Field. There are three games June 14 as Derry travels to West Lebanon in Indiana County to battle Young Township...
Yough American Legion baseball team eager to start summer ball
Yough American Legion baseball coach Craig Spisak has an advantage over other coaches in the Westmoreland County League. He’s also the Yough High School coach. Spisak was preparing his team for the varsity season when the coronavirus wrecked the season. But when District 31 president and Region 7 director Jason...
Tentative return-to-play date for Riverhounds, USL Championship set for July 11
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are now one step closer to returning to competitive play in 2020. On Thursday, the USL Championship Board of Governors voted in favor of a provisional start date of July 11. Plans for competition format, scheduling, broadcast and other information has yet to be decided upon, but...
Travel softball teams returning to action, trying to get used to coronavirus guidelines
Travel softball will return to Pennsylvania later this month and players and coaches, particularly those who missed out on the high school season, are bubbling with anticipation to play again. When they finally return to the field, they will be met with a laundry list of new safety guidelines brought...
